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Puno: Juliaca’s carnival canceled due to mourning for those killed in the protests

The festival is held in the last week of February. | Font: Andean

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For the third year in a row, the organizing committee carnival Juliaca, in Fistdecided to cancel the event in solidarity with the deaths resulting from protests in the region and ongoing demonstrations.

As Vidal Flores Miramira, president of the San Roman Federation of Arts and Culture (Fedac), confirmed, “You can’t have dance parties when we’re in mourning,” he said.

Only in this region recorded 19 deaths due to clashes between police and protesters during early elections.

“We evaluated two scenarios: the human part and the economic part, we finally decided on the human part, you can’t have dance parties when we mourn,” said Vidal Flores Miramira, President of the San Roman Federation of Arts and Culture (Fedac) . . . .

Federation of Art and Culture of the Province of San RomanJuliacabrings together 42 folklore groups, which for the third year in a row will not be able to participate in various planned cultural events due to the celebration of the Juliaqueño carnival.

What is Carnival Juliaca?

The holiday is one of the most important in the south of the country and takes place in February, between the 22nd and 27th of this month.

The development of traditional folk dance competitions, such as the golden pinquillo, the golden rod, the golden hat, the golden axe, was envisaged.

The celebration of the Virgin of Candelaria may again be suspended

celebration Virgin of Candelariawhich will run from February 2 to 14 is also in danger of being suspended, a decision to be made this Friday the 27th, according to the presidents of the costume and national dance groups.
The decision will be taken at the Puno Regional Federation of Folklore and Culture, where most of the leaders are seeking suspension.
Until now, events leading up to the celebration, such as the election of Miss Folklore, the federation anniversary parades and others, have been cancelled.
Meanwhile, Chancellor Alex Cano of the Diocese of Puno said the image of the Virgin of Candelaria would continue in her black tunic as a sign of mourning for the deceased.

Source: RPP

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